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■ BASKETBALL
Shaq files for divorce
Shaquille O'Neal has filed to divorce his wife after nearly five years of marriage, his attorney said on Tuesday. Attorney Ira Elegant said the petition was filed on behalf of the Miami Heat center in Miami-Dade Circuit Court on Tuesday. It was not immediately clear who is representing Shaunie O'Neal in the case. The Heat did not have an immediate comment, and Shaquille O'Neal did not respond to a request for comment made through the team. According to the filing, which was first reported by the Miami Herald on its Web site on Tuesday night, Shaquille O'Neal is asking Shaunie O'Neal to provide a "correct accounting of all money, funds, stocks, bonds and other securities" that she had access to or obtained during the marriage. They are the parents of six children; Shaquille and Shaunie O'Neal had four together, and each had one other before their Dec. 26, 2002, wedding.

■ BASEBALL
Suspect bats pass scrutiny
The bats were fine. Bats seized from the New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez and Tampa Bay's Akinori Iwamura were examined by Major League Baseball on Tuesday, three days after opponents asked the umpires to check them out. "Both bats were in full compliance with Major League Baseball's bat regulations, and neither bat showed any signs of tampering and/or alteration," the commissioner's office said in a statement. "The bats will be returned to Iwamura and Rodriguez promptly." After Yankees manager Joe Torre asked umpires whether Iwamura's unusual model, featuring a flat end rather than a rounded one, was legal, Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon asked the umps to examine Rodriguez's bat an inning later.

■ SOCCER
Corinthians offices raided
Police raided the offices of Brazil's famed Corinthians club in Sao Paulo on Tuesday and seized computers and documents in an operation to investigate alleged frauds by former team directors. Prosecutors accuse the directors of fraud and conspiracy, saying nearly 500,000 Brazilian reals (US$255,000) in fraudulent receipts were issued between 2000 and 2005 by an accounting company allegedly linked to the directors. "Corinthians is the victim of frauds by its directors," prosecutor Jose Reinaldo Carneiro told the Lancepress sports news agency. Former president Alberto Dualib and some of the directors during the period under investigation were summoned for interrogation. One employee was detained trying to flee with a computer. Corinthians, a four-time Brazilian champion, came under scrutiny recently because of a controversial partnership with the London-based Media Sports Investment fund, or MSI.

■ FIELD HOCKEY
India storms into semis
Defending champion India stormed into the semi-finals of the men's field hockey Asia Cup in Chennai, India, with a 6-0 victory over Bangladesh on Tuesday. Two goals each from Vokkaliga Raghunath and Prabhjot Singh featured in India's fourth successive victory in Pool B. Asian Games winner South Korea and China are in contention for the second semi-final spot from this group. South Korea and China have six points each from three matches, both having lost their games against India.
Malaysia consolidated its position in Pool A with a 2-0 victory over Japan.
Posting wins in all its three outings, Malaysia heads the pool standings with nine points.

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